Siemers, Bertha Maria

Female 1878 - 1953  (75 years)


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  • Name Siemers, Bertha Maria 
    Born 2 Apr 1878  Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Meeme, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • According to the 1900 federal enumeration, Bertha, age 22, single, was living with her mother, Ida Siemers, and her five brothers and sisters: Eddie, Fred, Emma, Walter, and Ida. Also living with the family was Eddie Heckmann, an 18 year old farm laborer.
    Died 2 Nov 1953  [5
    Buried Minier, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Bertha (Siemers) Bierbaum was buried in Minier Cemetery. Her husband was buried next to her; they share a gravestone.
    Person ID I7109  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2010 

    Father Siemers, Albert Fredrich,   d. 29 Mar 1896, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Ochs, Ida Wilhelmine,   b. 2 Sep 1855, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1937, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1876  Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9
    Family ID F2284  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bierbaum, Daniel,   b. 4 Jan 1878, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1943  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 12 Oct 1902  Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
    • According to the 1910 U.S. census, Daniel and Bertha had been married for seven years. Two children had been born to the couple, but only one of these was still living: Milton Bierbaum. Details of the birth and death of the other child are not known at this time.
    Residence (family) 1907  Beecher, Will County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    • According to a biographical sketch of his brother, Rev. H. H. Bierbaum, published in 1907, Daniel, also a minister, was living in Beecher, Illinois.
    Census (family) 1910  Rock Run Township, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    • According to the 1910 federal enumeration, the household consisted of Daniel Bierbaum, age 32, a minister, and his wife, Bertha, age 32. They had been married for seven years and were the parents of two children, only one of whom was still living - Milton Bierbaum, age 2, born in Illinois.
    Residence (family) Sep 1918  Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    • In September 1918, Daniel registered for the U.S. military draft. According to the information he provided, he and his "nearest relative," Mrs. Bertha Bierbaum, lived at 104 Union Street. He was a pastor at St. John's Evangelical Church, on Union Street. The registrar noted that the 40 year old Daniel was tall, of medium build, with brown eyes and black hair.
    Census (family) 1920  Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    • According to the 1920 federal enumeration, the household consisted of Rev. Daniel, a minister in the Evangelical Church, Bertha Bierbaum, Daniel's wife, and their two children, Milton, age 12, and Erna, age 8.
    Census (family) 1930  Widner Township, Knox County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    • According to the 1930 federal enumeration, the household consisted of Daniel Bierbaum, a 52 year old minister in the Evangelical Church and his wife, Bertha Bierbaum, also age 52; and two of their children: Milton Bierbaum, age 22, at school; and Erna Bierbaum, age 18, at school. Also living in the home was Ernestine Bierbaum, Daniel's mother, age 75, a widow.
    Children 
     1. Bierbaum, Milton,   b. Abt 1907–1908, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Bierbaum, Erna,   b. Abt 1911–1912, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2283  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 597, page 7A (image 325).
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Indiana, Knox County, Widner Township, Supervisor’s District 10, Enumeration District 42-35, census sheet 7A, enumerated on 16 April 1930; Daniel Bierbaum household, dwelling 144, family 144, lines 45-49. Access through September 2010.
           In the household was: 46) Bierbaum, Bertha; wife; age 52; born in Wisconsin; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin.
           By calculation from the information provided, Bertha would have been born about 1877-1878. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this person.

    2. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 327, page 8B.
      1910 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Stephenson County, Rock Run Township, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 114, census sheet 8A, enumerated on 28 April 1910; Daniel Bierbaum household, dwelling 172, family 174, lines 61-63. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 327, page 8B. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           In the household was: 62) Bierbaum, Bertha; wife; age 32; born in Wisconsin; father born in Wisconsin; mother in Wisconsin.
           By calculation from the information provided, Bertha would have been born about 1877-1878. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census for this person.

    3. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920. NARA microfilm T625, roll 397, page 2A.
      1920 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Stephenson County, Freeport Twp, Precinct 11, Freeport, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 5, Enumeration District 124, census sheet 2A, enumerated on 2 January 1920; Rev. Daniel Bierbaum household, 211 South Galina Avenue, dwelling 28, family 35, lines 14-17. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           In the household was: 15) Bierbaum, Bertha; wife; age 41; born in Wisconsin; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin.
           By calculation from the information provided, Bertha would have been born about 1878-1879. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for this person.

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 1,797, page 13A.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Wisconsin, Manitowoc County, Meeme, Supervisor’s District 3, Enumeration District 81, census sheet 13A, enumerated on 21 June 1900; Ida Siemers household, dwelling 211, family 213, lines 11-18. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           In the household was: 12) Siemers, Bertha; daughter; born April 1878; age 22; single; born in Wisconsin; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for this person.

    5. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), Bertha Simmers [sic] Bierbaum.
      Memorial #45170720. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45170720). Record created by "jim & lori rowe," 6 December 2009. Gravestone photo posted by "jim & lori rowe." Accessed on 19 September 2010.
           Birth: 2 April 1878. Death: 2 November 1953. Burial: Minier Cemetery; Minier, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA.
           Photo of gravestone shows this is a shared stone with spouse. Inscription reads: Bierbaum; Father - Daniel: 1878-1943; Mother - Bertha: 1878-1953.
           Sources of full dates of birth and death and of maiden name are not provided.

    6. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 1,797, page 13A.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Wisconsin, Manitowoc County, Meeme, Supervisor’s District 3, Enumeration District 81, census sheet 13A, enumerated on 21 June 1900; Ida Siemers household, dwelling 211, family 213, lines 11-18. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           The household consisted of: 11) Siemers, Ida; head; white; female; born September 1855; age 44; widow; mother of 6 children, 6 still living; born in Wisconsin; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; farmer; 0 months not employed; can read; can write; speaks English; owns home; free of mortgage; home=farm; #185 of farm schedule. 12) Siemers, Bertha; daughter; white; female; born April 1878; age 22; single; born in Wisconsin; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; can read; can write; speaks English. 13) Siemers, Eddie; son; white; male; born July 1879; age 20; single; born in Wisconsin; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; farm laborer; 0 months not employed; can read; can write; speaks English. 14) Siemers, Fred; son; white; male; born March 1881; age 19; single; born in Wisconsin; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; farm laborer; 0 months not employed; can read; can write; speaks English. 15) Siemers, Emma; daughter; white; female; born December 1882; age 17; single; born in Wisconsin; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; can read; can write; speaks English. 16) Siemers, Walter; son; white; male; born July 1886; age 13; single; born in Wisconsin; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; at school; attended school for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English. 17) Siemers, Ida; daughter; white; female; born September 1891; age 8; single; born in Wisconsin; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin. 18) Heckmann, Eddie; boarder; white; male; born June 1881; age 18; single; born in Wisconsin; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; farm laborer; 0 months not employed; can read; can write; speaks English.

    7. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 1,797, page 13A.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Wisconsin, Manitowoc County, Meeme, Supervisor’s District 3, Enumeration District 81, census sheet 13A, enumerated on 21 June 1900; Ida Siemers household, dwelling 211, family 213, lines 11-18. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           In the household was: 11) Siemers, Ida; head; born September 1855; age 44; widow; mother of 6 children, 6 still living.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for these individuals.

    8. [S228] Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Genealogy Index. (http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/). Accessed 25 September 2010.
      Marriage Record Details. Albert Friedrich Siemers and Wilhelmina Ida Ochs were married on 26 March 1876 in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. The marriage was recorded in volume 2, page 274.

    9. [S217] Book, Wisconsin Reports: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court Of Wisconsin, volume 143 (1911) (May 24, 1910 - November 15, 1910), pages 114-124.
      Siemers and others, Respondents, vs. Meeme Mutual Home Protection Insurance Company, Appellant; April 27- May 24, 1910. Page 114.
           "The plaintiff Ida Siemers is the mother of Fred and Edward F. Siemers, her coplaintiffs. F. A. Siemers, the husband and father, died intestate on March 29, 1896, leaving six children and the widow living."

    10. [S228] Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Genealogy Index. (http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/). Accessed on 12 September 2010.
      Marriage Record Details. Daniel Beerbaum and Bertha Maria Siemers were married in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin on 12 October 1902. The marriage was recorded in volume 5, page 270.

    11. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 597, page 7A (image 325).
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Indiana, Knox County, Widner Township, Supervisor’s District 10, Enumeration District 42-35, census sheet 7A, enumerated on 16 April 1930; Daniel Bierbaum household, dwelling 144, family 144, lines 45-49. Access through September 2010.
           In the household was: 45) Bierbaum, Daniel; head; age 52; age 24 at marriage and, 46) Bierbaum, Bertha; wife; age 52; age 24 at marriage.
           By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1901-1902. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for these individuals.

    12. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 327, page 8B.
      1910 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Stephenson County, Rock Run Township, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 114, census sheet 8A, enumerated on 28 April 1910; Daniel Bierbaum household, dwelling 172, family 174, lines 61-63. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 327, page 8B. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           In the household was: 61) Bierbaum, Daniel; age 32; married (first), for 7 years; and, #62) Bierbaum, Bertha; wife; age 32; married (first), for 7 years; mother of 2 children, 1 child still living.
           By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1902-1903.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census for these individuals.

    13. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920. NARA microfilm T625, roll 397, page 2A.
      1920 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Stephenson County, Freeport Twp, Precinct 11, Freeport, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 5, Enumeration District 124, census sheet 2A, enumerated on 2 January 1920; Rev. Daniel Bierbaum household, 211 South Galina Avenue, dwelling 28, family 35, lines 14-17. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           In the household was: 14) Bierbaum, Rev. Daniel; age 42; married; and, 15) Bierbaum, Bertha; wife; age 41; married.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for these individuals.

    14. [S113] Web site, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Genealogy.
      Manitowoc County Marriages; Bi. (http://www.2manitowoc.com/marBi.html). Accessed on 25 September 2010. BIERBAUM: Daniel; m: 12 Oct 1902 (co. mar. index v.7 p.240); to: Bertha Marie Siemers.
           Manitowoc County Marriages Volume B. (http://www.2manitowoc.com/vb1902.html). Accessed on 25 September 2010. Daniel Beerbaum - Marriage Date: 12 Oct 1902 Vol:05 Page:0270 Vol:B Sequence:00465. Bertha Maria Siemers - Marriage Date: 12 Oct 1902 Vol:05 Page:0270 Vol:B Sequence:05819.

    15. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907. Accessed on 13 September 2010.
      Name: Daniel Beerbaum; Marriage Date: 12 Oct 1902; County: Manitowoc; Volume: 05; Page: 0270. Name: Bertha Maria Siemers; Marriage Date: 12 Oct 1902; County: Manitowoc; Volume: 05; Page: 0270.

    16. [S253] Memoirs of Waukesha County from the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, with Special Chapters on Various Subjects, Including Each of the Different Towns, and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in the County, Prepared from Data Obtained from Original Sources of Information, Theron W. Haight, editor (Madison, Wisconsin: Western Historical Association, 1907), pages 363-364. Biographical sketch of Rev. H. H. Bierbaum.
      "There were eleven children in the family [of Rev. A. J. H. Bierbaum and Ernestine Fiebig], of whom seven are living, viz., Rev. H. H. Bierbaum, the subject of this sketch; Daniel, a minister, residing in Beecher, Ill.,...."

    17. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 327, page 8B.
      1910 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Stephenson County, Rock Run Township, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 114, census sheet 8A, enumerated on 28 April 1910; Daniel Bierbaum household, dwelling 172, family 174, lines 61-63. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 327, page 8B. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           The household consisted of: 61) Bierbaum, Daniel; head; male; white; age 32; married (first), for 7 years; born in Wisconsin; father born in Missouri; mother in Wisconsin; speaks English; minister; church; employment status=w; not out of work on 15 April 1900; 0 months out of work in 1900; can read; can write; rents home; home is a house. 62) Bierbaum, Bertha; wife; female; white; age 32; married (first), for 7 years; mother of 2 children, 1 child still living; born in Wisconsin; father born in Wisconsin; mother in Wisconsin; speaks English; occupation=none. 63) Bierbaum, Milton; son; male; white; age 2; born in Illinois; father born in Wisconsin; mother in Wisconsin; occupation=none.

    18. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
      Stephenson County, Illinois. Family History Library roll 1642743. Accessed in September 2010
           Registration Card C. Serial Number: 504; Order Number: A1251; Name: Daniel Bierbaum; Permanent Home Address: 104 Union, Freeport, Stepheson County, Illinois; Age: 40 years; Date of Birth: 4 January 1878; Race: white; U.S. Citizen: native born; Present Occupation: Clergyman; Employer's Name: St. John's Evangelical Church; Place of Employment or Business: S. [illegible] & Union, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois; Nearest Relative: Mrs. Bertha Bierbaum; 104 Union, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois; Signed by: Daniel Bierbaum.
           Registrar's Report. Description of Registrant. Height: tall; Build: medium; Color of Eyes: brown; Color of Hair: black; Obvious Physical Handicaps: none; Signed by: Fred W. Ridgway; Date: 12 September 1918.

    19. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920. NARA microfilm T625, roll 397, page 2A.
      1920 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Stephenson County, Freeport Twp, Precinct 11, Freeport, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 5, Enumeration District 124, census sheet 2A, enumerated on 2 January 1920; Rev. Daniel Bierbaum household, 211 South Galina Avenue, dwelling 28, family 35, lines 14-17. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           The household consisted of: 14) Bierbaum, Rev. Daniel; head; owner; free of mortgage; male; white; age 42; married; can read; can write; born in Wisconsin; father born in Missouri; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; minister; Evangenical; employment status=w; 15) Bierbaum, Bertha; wife; female; white; age 41; married; can read; can write; born in Wisconsin; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; occupation=none. 16) Bierbaum, Milton; son; male; white; age 12; single; attended school since 1 September 1919; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; occupation=none. 17) Bierbaum, Erna; daughter; female; white; age 8; single; attended school since 1 September 1919; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; occupation=none.

    20. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 597, page 7A (image 325).
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Indiana, Knox County, Widner Township, Supervisor’s District 10, Enumeration District 42-35, census sheet 7A, enumerated on 16 April 1930; Daniel Bierbaum household, dwelling 144, family 144, lines 45-49. Access through September 2010.
           The household consisted of: 45) Bierbaum, Daniel; head; renter; owns radio; family lives on farm; male; white; age 52; age 24 at marriage; did not attend school since 1 Sept. 1929; can read and write; born in Wisconsin; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; minister; Evangelical Church; at work on last regular working day; not a military veteran. 46) Bierbaum, Bertha; wife; female; white; age 52; age 24 at marriage; did not attend school since 1 Sept. 1929; can read and write; born in Wisconsin; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; occupation=none. 47) Bierbaum, Milton; son; male; white; age 22; single; attended school since 1 Sept. 1929; can read and write; born in Illinois; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; occupation=none. 48) Bierbaum, Erna; daughter; female; white; age 18; single; attended school since 1 Sept. 1929; can read and write; born in Illinois; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; occupation=none. 49) Bierbaum, Ernestine; mother; female; white; age 75; widow; age 23 at marriage; did not attend school since 1 Sept. 1929; can read and write; born in Wisconsin; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; occupation=none.